@stephe918.bsky.social
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OK FINE we are DOING THIS. Another 🧵as that sociopath Musk claims no one got hurt by the stoppage of foreign aid and his henchman Marocco prepares to LIE LIE LIE to Congress tomorrow. Can @propublica.org just testify instead please. We have shared so many stories about the harm 1/
March 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
OK FINE we are DOING THIS. Another 🧵as that sociopath Musk claims no one got hurt by the stoppage of foreign aid and his henchman Marocco prepares to LIE LIE LIE to Congress tomorrow. Can @propublica.org just testify instead please. We have shared so many stories about the harm 1/
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
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A federal judge in Washington said that the way the Trump administration set up and has been running Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency could violate the Constitution.
February 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A federal judge in Washington said that the way the Trump administration set up and has been running Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency could violate the Constitution.
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NIDA has announced it, but all the NIH summer internship programs are likely cancelled.
Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.
Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.
Another loss for #science & the next generation of researchers. The 28-year running NIDA summer internship program is cancelled for this year.
@altnih4science.bsky.social #SavetheNIH
@altnih4science.bsky.social #SavetheNIH
February 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
NIDA has announced it, but all the NIH summer internship programs are likely cancelled.
Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.
Sorry college students interested in STEM jobs, sorry high school students looking at science 🧪 careers. Trump and Musk are cancelling your futures.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
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The thing about destroying NIH is NIH’s scale in medical research just dwarfs everyone else.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
HHS might as well be wrapping a wire around a piece of metal and running a current through it and see what happens.
February 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The thing about destroying NIH is NIH’s scale in medical research just dwarfs everyone else.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
For ex, in 2023 the American Cancer Society gave out $64.5 million worth of grants. Sounds big, right?
But NIH’s budget was $49 billion. With a B.
Kill NIH and the floor drops out of US science.
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NIH people need to get up to speed on this very quickly:
RFK Jr Is. A. Liar.
He talks a good game. His speeches are good and it sounds like he cares about science. But no, he hates scientists and lies to co-opt them. Proof:
RFK Jr Is. A. Liar.
He talks a good game. His speeches are good and it sounds like he cares about science. But no, he hates scientists and lies to co-opt them. Proof:
In 1999, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then an environmental lawyer, was named by Time magazine as a “hero of the planet” for his pioneering work to clean up America’s waterways. On his second day as secretary of the DHHS, he ended HHS funding for health and climate change.
RFK Jr., one-time environmentalist, kills NIH climate change programs
He pulled HHS support from projects that aim to protect Americans' health.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
NIH people need to get up to speed on this very quickly:
RFK Jr Is. A. Liar.
He talks a good game. His speeches are good and it sounds like he cares about science. But no, he hates scientists and lies to co-opt them. Proof:
RFK Jr Is. A. Liar.
He talks a good game. His speeches are good and it sounds like he cares about science. But no, he hates scientists and lies to co-opt them. Proof:
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To all those receiving layoff notices from the Trump-Musk Admin, know that we stand with you and are working with our legal partners and in Congress to fight back and right these wrongs.
If you want to report what you're seeing or experiencing, you can share your story here:
If you want to report what you're seeing or experiencing, you can share your story here:
Share how President Trump’s Executive Orders are impacting you or your family | U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
www.vanhollen.senate.gov
February 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
To all those receiving layoff notices from the Trump-Musk Admin, know that we stand with you and are working with our legal partners and in Congress to fight back and right these wrongs.
If you want to report what you're seeing or experiencing, you can share your story here:
If you want to report what you're seeing or experiencing, you can share your story here:
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Apologies for posting so often but there's so much going on. The personal stories coming out are gut wrenching and deserve to be heard.
Ranger Gibbs is one of them.
Ranger Gibbs is one of them.
February 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Apologies for posting so often but there's so much going on. The personal stories coming out are gut wrenching and deserve to be heard.
Ranger Gibbs is one of them.
Ranger Gibbs is one of them.
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‘absolutely nothing in what Musk has done to date shows even the slightest interest in “efficiency.”’
Pay attention, scientists. Don’t be tempted to appease Musk&Trump by doing what they say—in the name of efficiency. Look behind the curtain. Stop the coup first 🧪
@paulwaldman.bsky.social:
Pay attention, scientists. Don’t be tempted to appease Musk&Trump by doing what they say—in the name of efficiency. Look behind the curtain. Stop the coup first 🧪
@paulwaldman.bsky.social:
You Are the "Inefficiency"
Forget the "47%" - now nearly all of us are contemptible moochers whose lives are too inconsequential to worry about.
paulwaldman.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
‘absolutely nothing in what Musk has done to date shows even the slightest interest in “efficiency.”’
Pay attention, scientists. Don’t be tempted to appease Musk&Trump by doing what they say—in the name of efficiency. Look behind the curtain. Stop the coup first 🧪
@paulwaldman.bsky.social:
Pay attention, scientists. Don’t be tempted to appease Musk&Trump by doing what they say—in the name of efficiency. Look behind the curtain. Stop the coup first 🧪
@paulwaldman.bsky.social:
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk used the word “fraud” or “fraudster” combined about a dozen times during their Feb. 11 Oval Office question-and-answer session.
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
Fact-checking Trump and Musk's claims that they are cutting government 'fraud and abuse'
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive "fraud" in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees…
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk used the word “fraud” or “fraudster” combined about a dozen times during their Feb. 11 Oval Office question-and-answer session.
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House has shown evidence of criminal activity. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
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MAGA acts like finding fraud in government is some new thing DOGE invented. They aren’t good at it, but experts who were let go were.
February 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
MAGA acts like finding fraud in government is some new thing DOGE invented. They aren’t good at it, but experts who were let go were.
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112
t.co
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
February 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
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In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.
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There’s something particularly sick about the richest man on earth trying to shut down an agency that has returned BILLIONS of dollars to Americans who were cheated by big corporations.
We need to shut down the Elon Musk operation NOW.
We need to shut down the Elon Musk operation NOW.
There's something particularly sick about the richest man on earth trying to shut down the CFPB
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
There’s something particularly sick about the richest man on earth trying to shut down an agency that has returned BILLIONS of dollars to Americans who were cheated by big corporations.
We need to shut down the Elon Musk operation NOW.
We need to shut down the Elon Musk operation NOW.
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Elon Musk wants to fire merit-based federal employees and replace them with an army of political cronies.
That’s not government efficiency — it’s a recipe for corruption that will serve the billionaires at the expense of everyone else. We must shut down this illegal power grab.
That’s not government efficiency — it’s a recipe for corruption that will serve the billionaires at the expense of everyone else. We must shut down this illegal power grab.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and DOGE — a recipe for corruption
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Elon Musk wants to fire merit-based federal employees and replace them with an army of political cronies.
That’s not government efficiency — it’s a recipe for corruption that will serve the billionaires at the expense of everyone else. We must shut down this illegal power grab.
That’s not government efficiency — it’s a recipe for corruption that will serve the billionaires at the expense of everyone else. We must shut down this illegal power grab.